{"id":95309,"date":"2025-09-22T17:26:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=95309"},"modified":"2025-09-22T17:26:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:26:23","slug":"galamsey-sekou-nkrumah-urges-govt-to-declare-state-of-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=95309","title":{"rendered":"Galamsey: Sekou Nkrumah urges gov\u2019t to declare state of emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr Sekou Nkrumah, son of Ghana\u2019s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has urged the government to declare a state of emergency on illegal mining (galamsey).<\/p>\n

He called for urgent and decisive action to halt its devastating impact on the environment.<\/p>\n

Speaking on\u00a0The Pulse\u00a0on JoyNews, Dr Nkrumah expressed frustration at the government\u2019s failure to tackle the problem head-on.<\/p>\n

\u201cSimple things like galamsey that are destroying the environment, the water bodies, the forest reserve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government doesn\u2019t have the political will to say enough is enough to stop it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Nkrumah believes the solution is straightforward \u2013 but requires bold leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe solution is simple, but it takes political will, so declare a state of emergency in those areas. Send the army there, and it will be stopped,\u201d he insisted on Monday, September 22.<\/p>\n

He further stressed that once the illegal activities are forcefully brought to a halt, longer-term solutions such as job creation and youth engagement can be pursued to address the root causes of the problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is one way of stopping it right now, and then afterwards we can deal with the issues of these young people who don\u2019t have jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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